Peter Cousens (cricketer)
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| Full name | Peter Cousens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1932 Durban, Natal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1950–1955 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Cousens (born 15 May 1932) is a South African-born former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Durban, Natal.
Cousens made his first-class debut for Essex against Lancashire in the 1950 County Championship. He made 38 further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1955 County Championship.[1] In his 39 first-class appearances for Essex, he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 38.79, with best figures of 4/63.[2] A poor batsman, Cousens scored just 72 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 13.[3] An infrequent feature in the Essex side of the early 1950s, Cousens left the county at the end of the 1955 season.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Cousens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Peter Cousens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Cousens". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
External links[edit]
- Peter Cousens at ESPNcricinfo
- Peter Cousens at CricketArchive